Suspect armed with gun vandalizes vehicle near Gladstone Ave, Los Angeles CA

Weapons

Reported: 11/5/2025 06:36 AM

Near Gladstone Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342

A male suspect near Gladstone Avenue vandalized a vehicle by slashing its tires with a knife. Later, reports confirmed he was armed with a black 9mm handgun and was waving it around, escalating the incident to a weapons threat.

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Any mission unit, vandalism, suspect, they're now near Gladstone Avenue. Suspect is a male, about 40 years old, wearing a black shirt and black pants.

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Suspect vehicle is a black BMW, unknown plate.

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Suspect, using a buck knife to pop tires on the vehicle.

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Immation Unit, Battery, Domestic Violence, Suspect 15831, Olden Street, Suspect, Husband, Melanone, so the PR, female, unknown with hands,

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lines is connected, Code 2-2-743 and RD-1912.

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Bullish units, animal systems.

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Christian Asmwoods, possible time suicide near South Cochran Avenue, apartment 109, subject is a male 23 years, 390, suicidal ideation, says access,

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action as possible access to a firearm incident so five zero already sent 35 subdivision.

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Well, Shrews in 753, just on your ambulance, possible attempt suicide near Cochran Avenue. The subject is a male age in 23 years, 5-8 average builds, wearing a green shirt, black pants.

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The gun is locked inside of a safe, inside of a closet,

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in the room that the subject and the care are located. It's unknown if the subject has the combination FTE staging.

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It's got 3-ins and so 5-0.RD. 735.

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Fishing units, your vandalism suspect there now near Gladstone Avenue is now ADW suspect there now. Your call back suspect is armed with a black 9mm and waving it around. It's code 3 and 100737-37-37-R-D-1904. Standby for additional.

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Near Gladstone Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342

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